Meet the Speakers
Rachel M. Dean, MPH, RDN, LDN, IBCLC, RLC is a Registered Dietitian and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. Her passion for nutrition began after recognizing and becoming saddened by the fact that many individuals were suffering from ailments that likely could have been prevented. In 2010 she began providing maternal and pediatric nutrition counseling through government programs (including 8 years with WIC), hospitals and outpatient clinical settings. Over the years she has provided services throughout the country and has conducted trainings both locally and internationally.
Dr. Kendall-Tackett, PhD, IBCLC, FAPA is a health psychologist, IBCLC, and CEO of Praeclarus Press, a small press specializing in women’s health. She is Editor-in Chief of the journal, Psychological Trauma and was founding Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Lactation. She is Fellow of the American Psychological Association in Health and Trauma Psychology, Past President of the APA Division of Trauma Psychology, and is chair of APA’s Publications and Communications Board.
Bonnie Holt Logsdon, BS, RD, IBCLC is also a DONA is an international perinatal speaker and educator with over 20 years of experience in community-based nutrition and lactation practice. Bonnie has a lactation private practice, and is a current board member of the HMBANA-accredited human milk bank – The Milk Bank, and she serves on the Gold Learning Academy Academic Advisory Board. She enjoys traveling with her family and pretending to be a chef when at home.
Lisa Marasco, MA, IBCLC, FILCA has been working with breastfeeding mothers for over 35 years and has been Internationally Board Certified since 1993. She holds a Master’s in Human Development with specialization in Lactation Consulting and was designated a Fellow of ILCA in 2009. Lisa is co-author of Making More Milk: The Breastfeeding Guide to Increasing Your Milk Production, a contributing author to the Core Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Lactation Care, and a Cochrane Collaborative author.
Paula Norcott, CLC, IBCLC, CBE, and Doula is the co-owner of Maine Mother and Company, a perinatal resource center in Brunswick Maine. She is a lactation consultant with over 23 years’ experience. She currently works in private practice, in the infant feeding tech world and consults for both the state as well as a well-known pump company. Frustrated by how nipple pain is brushed off and how slow infant gain is blamed on feeding parents, Paula can be found at home, with her husband and at least a few of her five children, likely drinking GOOD chai, knitting or sitting completely still in the sun.
Kathryn Stagg, IBCLC, is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and OCN Level 3 Holistic Sleep Coach. She has over 17 years of experience supporting families to breastfeed their babies. She began her training after the birth of her twins when she was lucky enough to receive wonderful breastfeeding support. Kathryn is an experienced speaker and has presented for Gold Lactation Conference, USCLA, NZCLA, the Breastfeeding Network, the Association of Breastfeeding Mothers and has submitted modules for Gold Learning and a lactation education organization in Columbia!
Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC, maintained a large clinical practice at a major HMO in Massachusetts, is a published author and international speaker. Consulting with hospitals, providing in-service presentations, speaking at conferences and workshops and advocating for breastfeeding at the state and federal levels occupy her professional time. She is currently the president of the National Lactation Consultant Alliance.
Nancy Williams, MA, MFT, CCE has been providing breastfeeding help and support for 40 years and has been a national speaker for 30 years. She has been a perinatal educator and consultant since the late 1970’s. She earned her MA in Psychology, and her second career is that of Marriage and Family Therapist. Her passion is to explore the larger picture of the mother-baby dyad in the context of the breastfeeding relationship.